When a crane could not do the job for $200 per hour plus travel and man power; who did they call.. not Ghost Busters (that shows my age!) but Industrial Abseiling. The situation was critical with loose material hanging 18 metres above a gold coast hwy cafe and Industrial Abseiling responded within the hour.
Armed with cordless drills, grinders, and other tethered hand tools Industrial Abseiling installed anchor bolts, tested the bolts with their Hilti Pull Tester to 7,5kn, rigged and descended to the work area to remove the ICONIC LOGO. The job took 6.5 hours from start to finish with a happy client.
Industrial Abseiling have been asked to re-paint belltowers in an inner Sydney Suburb replacing our clients current contractor. The Belltower repaint will take 7 to 10-days and involves, pressure cleaning, prepping and painting from Harness and Ropes.
Industrial Abseiling team of carpenters and painters have now installed Makrolon Roofing Systems on exisiting roof structure. The installation by Industrial Abseiling took 2-days and has a 50% reduction in sunlight and 100% for rain.
Industrial Abseiling have tendered and won over the previous 6-months a project restoring heritage chimney stacks. The job is due to commence in June 2009 and for completion Septmebr 2009.
Industrial Abseiling work on and off-rope to aide our clients construction, repair and maintenance requirements. This job, a by product of a roof repair (see Job 1160), was caused when 70-lm of Fascia blew off a 13-level apartment complex and knocked over a paling fence. CGU Insurance gave Industrial Abseiling the green light and we ordered a new aluminium fence, removed the debri and installed the new one.
There was an installation hiccup - originally a besser block wall was laid on top of a concrete foundation with a capping brick. The besser blocks were not reinforced nor core-filled. In order to remedy, Industrial Abseiling removed the capping, chem-set reinforcing and poured new concrete to erect the fence upon. The fence and the workmanship are top-notched. The chippies, painters, concreters and I worked hard in and out of the rain to knock it over in about 35-man hours.
Industrial Abseiling were asked to repair expansion joints by a national builder for a VIP client importing and distributing ferrari's, mazerati's and bentley's amongst other very luxurious cars. The job involved four trades people descending between buildings into bush in order to repair expansion joints. In addition to the 100-metres repaired, 3-metres of expansion joint which had been originally missed due to it's assessibility between the cut and tilt-wall was made good by our resident caver Glenn Sandell.
Industrial Abseilings sixth repeat job for this client has seen the team & I ( Glenn Sandell ) conduct re-grout work for a sandstone pool deck. The job has seen Industrial Abseiling off-rope doing acid washing, pressure cleaning, cutting grout, repairing drummed tiles, re-grouting and sealing the tile system.
The client Garry stated Industrial Abseiling's work was better than when originally done; truly!
Industrial Abseiling's Glenn Sandell was called by a highrise property manger on a city's fringe to remove, supply and replace a shattered window believed to be caused by a gun shot.
The team conducted a risk assesment then hoarding was erected and then the window was removed and replaced over the course of a few days. The delay was in the supply as the window was not 'off the shelf'.
A new client had Stacey & I (Glenn Sandell) descend with a Confined Space Entry permit into a wall cavity to remove and repair a shattered storm water pipe.
Having charged our miners lamps and set anchor bolts we tested the air quality with a gas detector, recorded the results and Stace descended to the work area while I was the buddy.
We removed the old pipe odd size pipe and installed a new one with a header at the top and by inserting the new pipe 400mm into the old at the bottom. The new work was fixed to the wall and we exited the space at 1.45pm.
Industrial Abseiling's carpenters were on rope installing a new banner. The job took the better part of the day as anchor points were sparse and the banner to be installed had another banner over the top of a section of it that also had to be removed and reinstalled in order to gain access to the job.
Our client, unhappy with a previous crew caleld us at Industrial Abseiling and we now have our third job in 3-months for this client. This project requires about 350 l/m of eaves to be painted in.
Industrial Abseiling were asked by an established client to descend with scuba gear into a confined space to remove debri that has built up within a public pool filtration system. After assigning the job to certified personnel a risk assessment was carried out, the job was then detailed and tasks completed inorder for Industrial Abseiling to return the filtration system to working order.
The team at Indsutrial Abseiling were called in at 10pm during storms to provide temporary repairs to the roof of a 40-metre building. Over the coming days new roofing was ordered, Colourbond Ultra and scribed in over the top of a new roof blanket. The job was completed and Industrial Abseiling is quoting a second job for the client.
Industrial Abseiling have installed and certified a roof access system as part one of a two part quote. The second part being a building wash. The access system has approx. 20 top hat mounts certifeid for 12-motnhs to 12 kn and single abseil use.
Industrial Abseilings team striping and refitting this foyer for a 13-level aprtmetn complex. OUr sparky has isolated power and the refit involves square set corners and texture coatings.
Industrial Abseiling have installed a light weight roofing system over looking the river. The system involved polycarbontae roofing and posts that needed the team to drop over the awning to fit. A fantastic finish - we now have done 5 in the complex!
Where others have said 'no' Industrial Abseilings client has committed to a yes. This roof, for a residential client has been painted over a period of weeks. About 10-days work including pressure cleaning has been completed and the client is wrapped after 6-years of asking Paint crews with no result!
No scaffold, no mechanical lift; just happy willing workers saying 'Yes'.
Industrial Abseiling's Industrial Painters have completed working on a 3-week project to prepare and re-paint pergolas. The project involved both fall-restraint and rope access techniques to get the job done. 3D Dulux Nerang has outfitted the boys and I with Dulux Premium Exterior Paint and non-drip rollers.
Over 6-months Industrial Abseiling stripped a working reservoir maintaining the residents water quality and provided this council asset with around 40-years of new life. Reservoirs last around 80-years and this one will now see out the extent of it's usefullness through the dedicated work our Industrial Abseiling team of Rope Access Cladders, Carpenters, Welders, Confined Space Technicians, Commercial Divers, Static Line Specialists, Painters and Builders.
As no enginerring plans were available Industrial Abseiling had to measure and draw the existing structure from beneath the roof-system and then design and manufacture a repalcement roofing system. In this instance the new structure had three seperate coatings able to provide the roofing system with upto 40-years of life in this wet seaside environment - 15 to 20-years more than most.
After removing and demolishing the existing roof, Industrial Abseiling began to replace purlins and stregtheners, re-roof using the exisiting sheeting to save the client dollars and then install bird proofing in the form of a mesh, manufacture and fit stainless steel guttering and down-pipes, leaf guard the roof top and fit a new 80m static line and stainless steel water-proof lock box including safety gear for council manitenance. Industrial Abseiling have gone on to do other jobs for this client.
No cranes were used and all materials were hauled to the roof - The project using Industrial Abseiling saved the client around $45,000.
Industrial Abseilings team stripped this segmented window system of it's bitumen seals and replaced with Dow Corning 999a clear sealant on the exterior and black internally.
The job involved removing internal and external seals, cutting and replacing broken glass panes at height, re-sealing and then moving inside to replicate the external work and then to remove and repair plasterwork, repaint and clean-up. This job lasted around 6-weeks and saved this client a $2000 set-up and then again removal fee for scaffold along with the scaffolds weekly hire charge.
Industrial Abseiling's welder's manufactured fascia and roof capping to further prevent water leakage. Staff have vocally reported no leaks each time Industrial Abseiling have been on-site thereafter.
The photographic diary for Job 1043 shows Industrial Abseilings expansion joint work for this application and the additional waterproofing provided by Industrial Abseiling in the form of stainless steel capping.
The project involved hauling the sheeting after our welders cut and bent the 316 stainless for fitting. Tradespeople on rope used fixings on one side of the capping only to allow for building expansion and contraction. Stainless Steel screws were used into masonry plugs as the task was none structural and through a risk assessment fixings of this nature deemed sufficiet for the task.
The capping looks great and can be seen driving along the Motorway into the CBD.
Extensive render repairs were carried out to the waterisde complex leaking into upper level apartments. The render in many sections after repair resembled a jigsaw puzzle but were easily conducted by skileld Industrial Abseiling tradespeople.
After completion of repairs Industrial Abseiling then painted with a Dulux Premium satin paint in white and also gunpoowder grey tone; the results look fantastic.
Industrial Abseiling are completing instalaltion of a bird proofing system. The system involves pressure cleaning, spikes and netting a heavy pigeon roost and hatching area.
Industrial Abseilings carpenters and plasterers repaired damage to two units caused by water. Upon repair Kyle, our youngest painter with sanded and a painted the work.
Industrial Abseiling were contracted by one of Australia's larger builders to install crane lifted awnings on the external elevations of a building 1-week from expected final completion two industrial abseiling trades people with tethered equipment descended to the first floor exterior window system and then ascended to the next after the crane lifted awning was fitted. For fitting, Industrial Abseiling drilled holes, hammered in expansion bolts, and aligned the new awning whilst communicating with the crane and then fixed with 19mm sockets on long arm g-force handles. The client, a repeat client, spoke about additional work in the coming weeks. we this this sort of work; great fun!
Industrial Abseiling received a call from a distressed Manager as the roof system blew off this 12-level complex during recent storms. Industrial Abseiling worked until 10 in the evening to provide temporary roofing whilst Aluminium fascia, measured and being made to fit is manufactured. The job will last a week and see Industrial Abseiligns Carpenters, Solid Plasterers, Painters, Sparky and Interior Linings staff members keep busy making repairs. This job has been approved by Body Corp's Insurance Company.
Industrial Abseiling's dedicated team worked a swing stage down a window curtain to remove construction materials from a window system. The images show Leif Ernholm (Solid Plasterer), Damien Browning (Carpenter) and Stace Gale (Carpenter) working at heights. Me, Glenn Sandell, I am the guy on this job running around in wind and rain being a groundy!
Industrial Abseiling have stripped the Apolic Coatings, made repairs to damaged sections and then cleaned this 65m building at Bundall using Industrial Abseilings pressure cleaner. The job lasted 3-weeks and the team & I worked during the rain in our wetsuits; wetsuits normally reserved for surfing. The run-off on the buildings exterior and the weather made this a tough job; the client has told us we will get more work from thema s they are happy with Industrial Abseiling's work ethic. "We stayed and worked on rope whilst others off-rope didn't due to weather"
Industrial Abseiling's team have removed and replaced a box gutter over a busy main road into the CBD. The gutter had served it's purpose but was no longer repairable and over several days was replaced with a new box gutter. This was off-rope work and charged at ttypical trades person rates clients would expect to find anywhere.
Industrial Abseiling had been asked to descend the 64-m headland with spray packs to remove the bitou bush and then re-seed with native grasses. This job wass scheduled for May 09- weather permitting and will be championed by our Horticulturalist, Craig Ahston.
Arriving early morning the team and I, Glenn Sandell rigged the first descent and continued to spray and plant around 85 l/m or 5525m2 of cliff face. As the tide came in at day end two member sof the team were unable to walk out, and too tired to ascend so we rigged up the rescue mate (6:1) block and tackle and hauled them out. Earlier in the work Glenn Sandell traained the team in top and bottom hauling rescues - this was good practice for member sof Industrial Abseiling and interesting to me to see who was really listening hehe...
The team and I completed the 65-m haul, smiled for NBN and local papers, were greeted by whales breeching and slapping - a great day in all!
This project involves Industrial Abseiling's Solid Plasterer's, Industrial Painters and Brickies returning a early 200 apartment complex back to pristine condition. Over three weeks the team will work from the roof to the ground repairing the render and mortar of this apartment complex including sub-levels using rope access.
